Meeting Your Attorney in Court
I understand people not having time for all the things that they have to do in life, but I am amazed when a person does not want to meet with their criminal attorney before their court date. I always encourage a prospective client to travel to our office to meet with us. This gives us the opportunity to discuss their case in the comfort of our office. When this is done we can go over most aspects of the case at our leisure. However, some client's can not find the time to come to our office so they choose to meet in court for the first time.
While we can answer a lot of questions over the phone it is best to come into the office. At the courthouse, there is a lack of privacy. If we are lucky, we find an open office in the courtroom's vestibule to discuss the case. The problem is that there are only four such offices per floor at the courthouse and they are usually occupied. The seventh floor of the courthouse has an area for lawyers to talk to their clients, but the client that chooses to meet in court is typically in a hurry to return to work so they do not want to grab an elevator to a different floor to discuss their case. Most of these clients quickly realize that they need to take the time out of their day to properly prepare for their case by personally meeting with their attorney in their office.
